Chelsea “apologised unreservedly” on Friday to the black Frenchman racially abused by some of their fans on the Paris Metro. The commuter, identified as Souleymane S, a French-Mauritanian, was repeatedly prevented from boarding a train by Chelsea supporters travelling to the Parc des Princes for the Champions League match against Paris St Germain on Tuesday. […]

Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents killed at least 25 people Friday in an attack on a popular hotel in the capital Mogadishu where government ministers and officials were holding Friday prayers.

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Friday it had approved a 15-minute test for Ebola that should prove a fast and rugged tool in countries hit by the disease.

Indonesia has delayed the execution of two Australian drug smugglers by up to a month, backtracking on an earlier pledge to put the pair before the firing squad by the end of February.

Scientists said in a study published on Friday in Bangkok that a drug-resistant strain of malaria has spread through South-East Asia and was on the verge of reaching India.